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Showing posts with label Nixon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nixon. Show all posts
Sunday, June 09, 2013
When the south went Republican.
In the late 1960's, early 1970's, Democrats pushed for the Equal Rights Act, giving minorities stronger rights and ending some forms of discrimination. Richard Nixon (Republican) had the answer for that and got elected President. Just in case you thought there weren't a lot of racists still in circulation.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
News - Last on Nixon Doctrine
The original Nixon Doctrine didn't turn out that well either. When American troops left, South Vietnam crumbled. The Shah of Iran, America's bulwark against Soviet meddling in the Persian Gulf, used the threat of communist subversion to establish a dictatorship. A few years later, the ayatollahs were in power.
In the short run, we may have little choice but to outsource parts of our foreign policy. But in the longer term, America will pay dearly for its inability to lead. The return of the Nixon Doctrine is one of the hidden costs of the war in Iraq. And it is another reason that, unless Iraq's leaders quickly forge a political compact across sectarian lines, America must leave. When that happens, U.S. policymakers will be able to scan the globe anew, with more time and resources at their command. Then the U.S. can abandon the Nixon Doctrine once and for all.
Peter Beinart
Time Magazine, 1/15/2007
In the short run, we may have little choice but to outsource parts of our foreign policy. But in the longer term, America will pay dearly for its inability to lead. The return of the Nixon Doctrine is one of the hidden costs of the war in Iraq. And it is another reason that, unless Iraq's leaders quickly forge a political compact across sectarian lines, America must leave. When that happens, U.S. policymakers will be able to scan the globe anew, with more time and resources at their command. Then the U.S. can abandon the Nixon Doctrine once and for all.
Peter Beinart
Time Magazine, 1/15/2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
News - More On Nixon Doctrine
As promised several days ago, here is a little more of the Time article regarding President Bush adopting the Nixon Doctrine on foreign affairs...
In Afghanistan, the U.S. has handed over much of the anti-Taliban fight to NATO, on North Korea, America works largely through China. On Darfur, we have banked on peacekeepers from the African Union, this past summer the Bush administration briefly put Israel in charge of our Iran policy, supporting Jerusalem’s war against Hezbollah in hopes of crippling Tehran's powerful Lebanese ally. And in Iraq the U.S. is relying more and more on Nouri al-Maliki to defeat the insurgents, disarm the militias and give us a way out.
All this outsourcing makes some sense. Bogged down in Iraq, America simply can't intervene as aggressively—militarily or even diplomatically—as we could a few years ago. But there are costs too. When America relies on other countries to do our bidding, they often end up doing their own instead. Ethiopia may capture some terrorists, but it is also making a play for dominance in Africa's horn. Somali Islamists have already vowed to wage guerrilla war against the country's new occupiers. If Ethiopia tries to make Somalia its puppet, it could spur a nationalist insurgency backed by archrival Eritrea. And that could spark a regional war.
Outsourcing has created problems elsewhere as well. Some of America's NATO partners won't send their troops to Afghanistan's dangerous south. On North Korea, China has put enough pressure on Pyongyang to make it resume talks on its nuclear program but not nearly enough to make those talks go anywhere. Finally, while the Bush Administration cheered on Israel last summer as it destroyed Hezbollah encampments from the air, the bombing campaign virtually destroyed Lebanon's pro-Western government as well—wrecking what was once a crown jewel in Bush's campaign for Middle East democracy.
Peter Beinart
Time Magazine, 1/15/2007
In Afghanistan, the U.S. has handed over much of the anti-Taliban fight to NATO, on North Korea, America works largely through China. On Darfur, we have banked on peacekeepers from the African Union, this past summer the Bush administration briefly put Israel in charge of our Iran policy, supporting Jerusalem’s war against Hezbollah in hopes of crippling Tehran's powerful Lebanese ally. And in Iraq the U.S. is relying more and more on Nouri al-Maliki to defeat the insurgents, disarm the militias and give us a way out.
All this outsourcing makes some sense. Bogged down in Iraq, America simply can't intervene as aggressively—militarily or even diplomatically—as we could a few years ago. But there are costs too. When America relies on other countries to do our bidding, they often end up doing their own instead. Ethiopia may capture some terrorists, but it is also making a play for dominance in Africa's horn. Somali Islamists have already vowed to wage guerrilla war against the country's new occupiers. If Ethiopia tries to make Somalia its puppet, it could spur a nationalist insurgency backed by archrival Eritrea. And that could spark a regional war.
Outsourcing has created problems elsewhere as well. Some of America's NATO partners won't send their troops to Afghanistan's dangerous south. On North Korea, China has put enough pressure on Pyongyang to make it resume talks on its nuclear program but not nearly enough to make those talks go anywhere. Finally, while the Bush Administration cheered on Israel last summer as it destroyed Hezbollah encampments from the air, the bombing campaign virtually destroyed Lebanon's pro-Western government as well—wrecking what was once a crown jewel in Bush's campaign for Middle East democracy.
Peter Beinart
Time Magazine, 1/15/2007
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